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The kudzu adventure begins with a few phone calls and emails. Law. As an alcoholic beverage, beer is regulated by a number of state and federal entities. At the federal level, the primary regulatory overseers are the Trade and Tax Bureau (TTB) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lest we start the Kudzu Chronicles [...]

INTRODUCTION: That creeping feeling you’re on to something The kudzu flowers are in bloom. If you haven’t smelled kudzu — and I’m guessing 99 percent of you haven’t — well, you’re missing out. Pure grape soda. But a sweet smelling flower does not necessarily a good beer make. After all, Datura stramonium smells pretty amazing, but [...]

Today we wrap up our brewer and sampler notes from the Southern Foodways Alliance symposium in Oxford, Mississippi. There’s a ton of new stuff to talk about and to work on…part 4 of 4 ends just in time. Hogwash! A Fullsteam experimental beer crafted to pair with North Carolina barbecue. This hickory-smoked brown ale is [...]